Urinary Ascites following Mini Lap Tubectomy: A Rare Occurence
Pushpa Dahiya1, Anshu Paul, Satish Dalal
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2/7J Medical Campus, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak 124001, Haryana, India.
ISRN Urology
|November 16, 2011
Abstract:
Iatrogenic bladder injury is a known complication of laparoscopic and gynecological surgeries with an incidence of 1.5 per 1000 cases. Urinary ascites is a result of undiagnosed iatrogenic bladder injury during pelvic surgeries. We report a rare case of urinary ascites following mini lap tubectomy on the eighth postoperative day. After the diagnosis was made, conservative management was done for the patient, to which she successfully responded.
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